You don't have to be understood… (AA Poem)

​When recovering you need to understand why?
You don’t need to prove yourself to anyone, as the battle started on day 1;
This journey isn’t particularly kind nor could be fun. 

We live to learn why we do what we do,
I know I didn’t want to speak to anyone when having a drink;
I felt others didn’t understand, so the alcohol numbed my head in order to escape and not think.

I wanted to relax
Be at peace with this lovely taste in my mouth,
And there was the powder that gave me an almighty lift,
I was very dangerous to be around, as the want to live wasn’t there… nor could I stay on solid ground. 

You go through this life asking ‘why’, ‘what’ and ‘hope’
Do any of us really know the answer when addictions hit you hard,
We are not from a Utopia society, where things are not ‘right’
This is a new life to overcome this addiction journey, as sobriety has now become our new life.

Jason
28th March 2026